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Medicare Part B payment limits Effective October 1 – December 31, 2026 Posted by CMS September 17, 2026
HCPCS J1836 · per 10 MG

Inj, metronidazole, 10 mg

Products billed under this code include Metronidazole.

Payment limit per 10 MG, by effective quarter, 3Q23 to 4Q26. Gaps mean the code was not in that quarter’s file, or CMS gave no payment limit.

Products billed under J1836

From the 4Q26 NDC–HCPCS crosswalk. “Limit / pkg” is the 4Q26 payment limit times the billing units in one package.

ProductLabelerNDCUnits / pkgLimit / pkg
Metronidazole B. Braun Medical Inc. 00264-5535-32 1200 $40.80
Metronidazole Baxter Healthcare Corporation 00338-1055-48 1200 $40.80
Metronidazole Baxter Healthcare Corporation 00338-9541-24 1200 $40.80
Metronidazole Henry Schein Inc. 00404-9991-00 50 $1.70
Metronidazole Pfizer Inc 00409-0152-24 1200 $40.80
Metronidazole Sagent Pharmaceuticals 25021-0131-82 1200 $40.80
Metronidazole Civica, Inc. 72572-0540-24 1200 $40.80
Metronidazole Amneal Pharmaceuticals, LLC 80830-2465-09 1200 $40.80

Every quarter

QuarterPayment limitChangeBilling unitDescriptionSource file
4Q26 $0.034 +$0.001 10 MG Inj, metronidazole, 10 mg v1, posted September 17, 2026
3Q26 $0.033 +$0.006 10 MG Inj, metronidazole, 10 mg v1, posted September 15, 2026
2Q26 $0.027 −$0.001 10 MG Inj, metronidazole, 10 mg v1, posted September 15, 2026
1Q26 $0.028 +$0.001 10 MG Inj, metronidazole, 10 mg v1, posted September 15, 2026
4Q25 $0.027 −$0.002 10 MG Inj, metronidazole, 10 mg v1, posted September 8, 2026
3Q25 $0.029 +$0.003 10 MG Inj, metronidazole, 10 mg v1, posted March 10, 2026
2Q25 $0.026 +$0.001 10 MG Inj, metronidazole, 10 mg v1, posted March 10, 2026
1Q25 $0.025 −$0.001 10 MG Inj, metronidazole, 10 mg v1, posted December 19, 2025
4Q24 $0.026 $0.00 10 MG Inj, metronidazole, 10 mg v1, posted June 11, 2025
3Q24 $0.026 +$0.001 10 MG Inj, metronidazole, 10 mg v1, posted June 11, 2025
2Q24 $0.025 +$0.001 10 MG Inj, metronidazole, 10 mg v1, posted March 11, 2025
1Q24 $0.024 $0.00 10 MG Inj, metronidazole, 10 mg v1, posted December 19, 2024
4Q23 $0.024 $0.00 10 MG Inj, metronidazole, 10 mg v1, posted October 10, 2024
3Q23 $0.024 – 10 MG Inj, metronidazole, 10 mg v1, posted June 5, 2024

“Change” is the difference from the previous quarter, shown only when both quarters have a payment limit and the billing unit is the same. “vs. last quarter” and “vs. a year ago” follow the same rule.

CMS source files